A Mural in Arizona and Racist Responses » link
I just watched American History X last night for the first time. The movie is terrifying in its portrayal of racism in America. I coincidentally ran into this article this morning depicting the same horrible, inexplicable hatred conveyed in the movie. Mural artists in Prescott Arizona painted four child figures in a piece about green transportation, located on a school wall outdoors. One of the kids they painted is depicted as a student of Mexican descent. As a result, the artists were targeted with hate speak the entire two months they painted. Insanely enough, a Prescott Councilman also publicly spoke out against the mural. And the school evenutally asked the artists to lighten the child’s skin. I don’t even know what to say about this, other than I am utterly horrified.
UPDATE (as quoted from a friend): ”Good news. The gutless, carbound racists lost, and the mural is being restored to its “original theme.” Jeff Lane, the principal of Miller Valley Elementary School, and Kevin Kapp, the school superintendent, showed up at a protest today to apologize for giving in to whims of mentally deranged adults, spewing racial epithets at a painting. The ringmaster of the idiot brigade that brought on all this nonsense, City Councilman Steve Blair, has been removed from his little radio show.”Yay!blog comments powered by Disqus
